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Speaking of which, as a light user of VS Code, is anyone else completely confused by the project / workspace interface? I'm always confused as to what project

Speaking of which, as a light user of VS Code, is anyone else completely confused by the project / workspace interface? I'm always confused as to what project or workspace I'm in and what file is associated with what workspace, and what mode I'm in. The UX could use some love with the onboarding experience.

ClikeX 6y ago
I open a new window for each project, so I don't share this pain.
- Drdrdrq 6y ago
  This. I wasn't even aware I could use a single window, need to look it up.
  - jvalencia 6y ago
    I've done this, but the performance tanks over several large projects --- this doesn't happen in separate windows.
  - ClikeX 6y ago
    Tried it, but I didn't like how single window seemed to work with the VCS detection. And I found it generally too messy to keep track of what files belonged to what project. I just have a few vscode windows open in fullscreen on my laptop. So I just switch to whatever one I need to use at that time. It's never really more than 3 at a time.
IshKebab 6y ago
Not at all. You can open a directory, or a workspace. A workspace is just a collection of directories. If you want a confusing workspace/project system try Eclipse!
- i_dursun 6y ago
  Actually, the designer of Eclipse’s and VS Code’s extension system is the same person: Eric Gamma from Gang of four.
  - IshKebab 6y ago
    We weren't discussing the extension system. Workspaces are a core feature of both IDEs. Still, that's an interesting fact!
mjayhn 6y ago
I think there's a plugin for it but workspaces would be much more valuable to me if they weren't a file you saved. The idea, I assume, is something like "these 10 repos with these 15 plugins are how I deploy this project." In the end due to its UX I think it's pretty useless. I do use it on BIG projects because sometimes vscode will update or barf and forget what I had open. I mostly just do "open folders in workspace" then hope it never goes away.

ClikeX 6y ago

I open a new window for each project, so I don't share this pain.

Drdrdrq 6y ago
This. I wasn't even aware I could use a single window, need to look it up.
- jvalencia 6y ago
  I've done this, but the performance tanks over several large projects --- this doesn't happen in separate windows.
- ClikeX 6y ago
  Tried it, but I didn't like how single window seemed to work with the VCS detection. And I found it generally too messy to keep track of what files belonged to what project. I just have a few vscode windows open in fullscreen on my laptop. So I just switch to whatever one I need to use at that time. It's never really more than 3 at a time.

IshKebab 6y ago

Not at all. You can open a directory, or a workspace. A workspace is just a collection of directories. If you want a confusing workspace/project system try Eclipse!

i_dursun 6y ago
Actually, the designer of Eclipse’s and VS Code’s extension system is the same person: Eric Gamma from Gang of four.
- IshKebab 6y ago
  We weren't discussing the extension system. Workspaces are a core feature of both IDEs. Still, that's an interesting fact!

mjayhn 6y ago

I think there's a plugin for it but workspaces would be much more valuable to me if they weren't a file you saved. The idea, I assume, is something like "these 10 repos with these 15 plugins are how I deploy this project." In the end due to its UX I think it's pretty useless. I do use it on BIG projects because sometimes vscode will update or barf and forget what I had open. I mostly just do "open folders in workspace" then hope it never goes away.